He said: "I'm delighted that The Radio Academy have chosen to give me their lifetime achievement award this year."

"As a singer and songwriter, you just keep doing what you're doing, and it's great to know that the people in radio - people making decisions about what music the world listens to - continue to like what I do, and to support my work."

The singer will be given the award during this year's Radio Festival in Manchester on November 13.